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Vontaze Burfict suspended three games by NFL
The Cincinnati Bengals will open next season without controversial linebacker Vontaze Burfict.
The NFL announced Monday that Burfict has been suspended without pay for the first three games of the 2016 regular season for repeated violations of safety-related playing rules.
The league deemed that Burfict should have avoided the hit that concussed Antonio Brown, ultimately giving the Steelers field position for the winning kick in their 18-16 wild-card playoff victory over the Bengals on Saturday.
The suspension was imposed by Merton Hanks, NFL vice president of football operations, who ruled that Burfict's action placed his opponent at unnecessary risk of injury and should have been avoided.
The NFL also stated that the conduct of other players and coaches involved in the Steelers-Bengals kerfuffle is being reviewed for potential discipline.
Vontaze Burfict suspended three games by NFL
The Cincinnati Bengals will open next season without controversial linebacker Vontaze Burfict.
The NFL announced Monday that Burfict has been suspended without pay for the first three games of the 2016 regular season for repeated violations of safety-related playing rules.
The league deemed that Burfict should have avoided the hit that concussed Antonio Brown, ultimately giving the Steelers field position for the winning kick in their 18-16 wild-card playoff victory over the Bengals on Saturday.
The suspension was imposed by Merton Hanks, NFL vice president of football operations, who ruled that Burfict's action placed his opponent at unnecessary risk of injury and should have been avoided.
The NFL also stated that the conduct of other players and coaches involved in the Steelers-Bengals kerfuffle is being reviewed for potential discipline.
